Aciotis purpurascens (Aubl.) Triana

MELASTOMATACEAE
Aciotis purpurascens (Aubl.)
Aciotis purpurascens (Aubl.) Triana
var. fragilis (Rich, ex DC.) Mathies
& McDaniel in ed.
DET. PETER S. MATHIES Jul V 1981
A. C. Smith, ko.
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
03144194
SOJ&paot shrub about 50 cm. high,
along stream; petals and filaments
whitt; antharB riah. pink; lovtr
leaf surface d*ll red.
Northwestern slopes of Kanuku Mountains, in drainage of Moku-moku
Creek (Takutn tributary) ; dense forest; alt. 150-400 m.
Collected under the auspices of the New York Botanical Garden, the
Arnold Arboretum, and the Yale Sohool of Forestry
03144194